ABC effect: A signal of a quasibound Δ Δ system

M. Bashkanov, H. Clement*, E. Doroshkevich, O. Khakimova, F. Kren, A. Pricking, T. Skorodko, G. J. Wagner

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Abstract

The first exclusive measurements at CELSIUS-WASA for the double-pionic fusion to d or 3He reveal the ABC effect-a low-mass enhancement in the π π invariant mass spectrum-to be a σ channel phenomenon associated with the formation of a Δ Δ system and combined with a resonance-like behavior in the total cross section. This quasibound system with a mass below the Δ Δ threshold obviously survives also in nuclei as a resonance configuration producing the ABC effect there.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)304-305
Number of pages2
JournalProgress in Particle and Nuclear Physics
Volume61
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2008

Keywords

  • Δ Δ system
  • ABC effect
  • Isoscalar
  • p n system
  • Resonance

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